Bush Brothers, let’s go!

No bush is big enough for two brothers.

Somewhere in a remote South American jungle, two men stand at the foot of a fast-flowing stream. It’s yet another obstacle in their search through a seemingly impenetrable green barrier. Beads of sweat glisten on their foreheads and the buzz of mosquitoes is almost deafening. With machetes at the ready, they keep an eye out for snakes. Day in, day out; through sun and rain.

But judging by their equipment, the two botanists are resolute in their determination. Treading carefully, they make their way through the water, because in their backpacks they have something of considerable value: a new plant species never before seen by any human eye. Be it a Oncidium, a Zygopetalum, a Brassia or a green plant, they are always rewarded by the opportunity to gradually unravel nature's mysteries, species by species. How many of nature's treasures have been uncovered as a result of their explorations? Nobody knows.

‘In their backpacks they have something of considerable value: a new plant species’

Unravelling these mysteries of nature is what the Bush Brothers love doing most, both of whom are through-and-through botanists and fascinated by discovering new plant species. For decades, the Bush Brothers have been exploring jungles and mountain regions, especially in South America, where books about world flora are constantly being rewritten.